Question 3 of 5 :
Three funnels were filled with equal volumes of pebbles, fine sand, and coarse sand, as shown in the diagram below. The same amount of water was poured into each funnel.
![Image shows three funnels labeled "Pebbles," "Fine Sand," and "Coarse Sand."](/subject/science_2009/images/ty_science_gr8_q4.jpg)
Which correctly lists the order in which the water passed through the funnels, from fastest to slowest?
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Pebbles, fine sand, coarse sand
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Pebbles, coarse sand, fine sand
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Fine sand, coarse sand, pebbles
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Coarse sand, pebbles, fine sand
The chart below shows the percentage of questions that you answered correctly, as well as how students at each of the achievement levels performed on this set of questions. For instance, eighth-grade students Proficient had a percentage correct of 72% on average.
[Overall|55],[Below Basic|39],[Basic|56],[Proficient|72],[Advanced|89]
Eighth-grade percentage correct on selected science questions by achievement level: 2009
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Science Assessment.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Science Assessment.
View this set of questions in the NAEP Questions Tool to see student performance.